April 2013 Blog Posts (32)

EPA Should Have Stuck to the Facts in Natural Gas Debate

by Keith Mauck

Facts are essential in today’s debate over energy policy. It is a fact, for example, that the United States is producing more of its own oil and natural gas due to advances in technology. It’s also a fact that anti-oil critics are using fear tactics to fight the American drilling renaissance because the facts are not on their side.

Such political games are not unusual in America, but when a federal agency like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),…

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Added by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on April 11, 2013 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Matheson Valley Benefitting From Utica Shale

Energy In Depth's Shawn tells the succes story of Matheson Valley:

"Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. (dba Matheson Valley), an establishment that has been in the Ohio Valley for over 85 years, has seen a lot of customers throughout its long history.  The company has serviced the steel industry, power plants, chemical plants, welding and fabrication shops, hospitals and other businesses throughout the area.  Now, thanks to increased shale development in…

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Added by Anne Carto on April 10, 2013 at 2:27pm — No Comments

Business, Labor Coalitions Forms to Educate Public on Negatives of Oil/Gas Ban in Youngstown

Energy In Depth's Mike reports on the press conference last Friday announcing the Mahoning Valley Coalition for Job Growth and Investment, a group aimed at educating the public on the negative consequences of the proposed oil and gas ban in Youngstown:

"On Friday, the Mahoning Valley Coalition for Growth and Investment held a joint…

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Added by Anne Carto on April 9, 2013 at 11:32am — No Comments

Trucking Job Fair Shows Growing Importance of Shale in Ohio

This week, Oilfield Trucking Solutions, an affiliate of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, held a job fair in New Philadelphia in hopes of finding more than 20 qualified workers to drive water trucks in Canton and Wheeling.  As many have heard around the Buckeye State, truck drivers are in high demand, and a large part of…

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Added by Anne Carto on April 8, 2013 at 12:33pm — No Comments

Flaming water more common than fair news coverage

Accurate unbiased news reporting, in the case of natural gas development, is too often harder to find than flaming water.  A recent story from Pittsburgh, which had nothing to do with natural gas development, somehow turned into an indictment of the industry, illustrating the power of imagery over facts in the hands of reporters with preconceived ideas that are just plain wrong.



I’ve always held Pittsburgh to a higher standard. Like my hometown of Buffalo, it was a rust belt city…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on April 6, 2013 at 3:26pm — No Comments

Deal or No Deal in NY?

The debate over natural gas development nationwide is all about New York State and the debate in New York State is all about the Natural Resources Defense Council and its goals.  Those goals are contrary to the interests of landowners and ordinary New Yorkers.



We got a fair amount of reaction to our post on Cuomo’s Choice: Blue Collars or Blue Bloods and the consolidated version in the New York Post.  Kate Sinding, one of the three senior NRDC attorneys mentioned in the post, even…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on April 5, 2013 at 2:52pm — No Comments

Tomorrow’s Leaders Seek and Find Opportunites In Shale

Energy In Depth's Mike reports on 3 growing groups of young people in Ohio working to educate the public and engage themselves with the industry:

"The discussion about workforce development occurs frequently in boardrooms and classrooms all over Ohio, and in particular the eastern part of our state. One of the biggest questions is, How do we replace our aging workforce? Ohio’s growing shale oil and gas industry — which continues to grow — is no different.

Of course, one of the…

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Added by Anne Carto on April 5, 2013 at 2:14pm — No Comments

Akron Satellite Internet Company Finds Their Niche in Shale Industry

An Akron company has found its niche in the oil and gas industry.  Skycasters, a telecommunications company that provides Internet connections in remote areas, has grown its business thanks to increased oil and gas production in Ohio.  They offer portable satellite Internet technology to customers like governments, first responders, and other companies requiring a consistent and reliable Internet connection.

According to the…

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Added by Anne Carto on April 3, 2013 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Economists Note Manufacturing Comeback Thanks to Affordable Energy

Those involved in the oil and gas industry have been touting America’s “manufacturing renaissance” thanks to affordable natural gas for the last couple years.  Now, the theory is garnering broad support from business leaders and economists across the country.  National Public Radio ran a story this week about the increase in manufacturing resulting from the incredible technology which provides…

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Added by Anne Carto on April 3, 2013 at 10:38am — No Comments

Chesapeake Provides Another Promising Operations Update On The Utica

EID's Shawn reports on yesterday's Chesapeake Ohio operations update: 

"In one of his first actions as the acting chief executive of Chesapeake Energy, Steve Dixon held an operations updateconference call at 8:30 this morning.  While many areas were covered, Dixon’s update on Chesapeake’s Utica Shale operations was worth noting  as it provided a very positive picture…

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Added by Anne Carto on April 2, 2013 at 9:59am — No Comments

Banking In (and On) the Marcellus Shale

It’s no secret the Marcellus Shale is providing an economic boost for economies across the Northern Tier, and one great indicator of this is the performance of banks in the area.

The banking industry in Pennsylvania has had to ride out the same depressed economy as every other financial institution across the country. Back in 2008, when the federal government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after the housing bubble burst, institutions in…

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Added by Nicole Jacobs on April 1, 2013 at 7:00pm — No Comments

US Route 30 Project Update

EID's Mike reports on the proposed US Route 30 project between Canton and the PA border:

"Yesterday, the Ohio Department of Transportation released the findings of their most recent study of extending US Route 30 from where it currently ends at Trump Avenue in Stark County to the Pennsylvania border at Route 11. US 30 is a four lane highway from the Ohio – Indiana border…

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Added by Anne Carto on April 1, 2013 at 10:51am — No Comments

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